Date:	Thu, 8 Jun 2000 18:52:33 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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To:	Chris Amos <homie_dont_play_dat AT yahoo DOT com>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: What is this signature virus? Is it a joke or what.
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On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Chris Amos wrote:

> I have received amny message's from the list with this signature...
> 
> > Hi, I'm a signature virus. plz set me as your signature and help me
> > spread
> > :)
> 
> I have also seen signatures with messages mesioning "Put in these two
> lines of code to prevent signature viruses...  www.McAfee.com". Is
> there really such things as signature viruses. My computer has been
> running abnormally slow lately.

Yes, Chris you are indeed correct there are indeed things called signature
viruses, they are extrememly infective because they exploit a bug in
Microsft Windows mailing system to spread, and they also hog a
considerable amount of CPU power, hence the slowdown you observed.

One way to get rid of this annoying signature virus is to contact the
noted software author Damian Yerrick <d_yerrick AT hotmail DOT com> who has
written a virus scanner and removing kit (which he was greatful enough to
license it to MacAfee Corporation) and getting it..

You can Download the scanner and removal kit from his home page at
<http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/sig.html>

Best Wishes,
Grendel


Hi, I'm a signature virus. plz set me as your signature and help me spread
:)

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